17 Nov 2016  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Where there is no tenderness, there is cruelty and what is unfolding in Syria is a veritable “workshop of cruelty,” Pope Francis told governing members of Caritas Internationalis. Read more...

01 Nov 2016  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As nuncio to Syria, Cardinal-designate Mario Zenari resides in Damascus. Even though the city does not come under attack as much as Aleppo, there are constant mortar attacks, and it makes him think of the nation’s children. Read more...

27 Oct 2016  MONTREAL (CNS) — Canada and Western nations can and must do more to stop the war in Syria, said Father Jacques Mourad, a Syriac Catholic priest who was abducted and held captive for nearly five months by the Islamic State group. Read more...

27 Oct 2016  With the battle to reclaim Daesh-controlled Mosul underway, Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) is warning the increased fighting and resulting chaos will once again uproot hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. Read more...